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Ilford 1950
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE STAFF AND SCHOOL CLINICS
AS AT 31st DECEMBER, 1950.
I.—Staff of the School Health Service.
Borough School Medical Officer: I. Gordon, M.D., Ch.B., M.R.C.P.
(Lond)., D.P.H.
Senior Dental Officer: E. V. Haigh, L.D.S. .R.C.S.
| Number | Aggregate staff in the service of the L.E.A. in terms of the equivalent number of whole time officers | |
|---|---|---|
| (a) Medical Officers : | ||
| (i) Whole time School Health Service | *7 | 3.35 |
| (ii) Whole time School Health and Local Health Services | 7 | 6.67 |
| (iii) General Practioners working part-time in the School Health Service | – | – |
| (b) Dental Officers | 2 | Each attending 1 session of 2½ hours weekly |
| (c) Physiotherapists, Speech | ||
| Therapists, etc. | ||
| Physiotherapist | 1 | Attends 8 sessions weekly |
| Speech Therapist | 1 | Attends 7 sessions weekly |
| (d) School Nurses | 0 (1 part-time) | (Combined posts, H.V. and S.N.) 4.25 |
| (e) Nursing Assistants | 2 | (Clinic Nurses) 1 |
| (f) Dental Attendants | 2 | 1.75 |
* Includes Senior Dental Officer, but does not include officers employed
part-time for specialist examinations and treatment.
II.–Number of School Clinics (i.e., premises at which Clinics are held
for school-children) provided by the L.E.A. for the medical and/or
dental examination and treatment of pupils attending maintained
primary and secondary schools.
Number of School Clinics 4
III.—Type of Examination and/or Treatment provided at the School
Clinics returned in Section II. either directly by the Authority or under
arrangements made with the Regional Hospital Board for examination
and/or treatment to be carried out at the Clinic.